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    What installation method is this - which one of these electricians is wrong ?

    Hi My company recently required an electrician to install a new 32A 400V socket in our workshop. The guy who did the job, installed 32A, 3-pole circuit braker, type C and 2.5mm SWA cable, as he was confident to use the installation method reference 'E' in his calculations. The thing is, that...
  2. E

    10.5kw shower

    Yesterday smelt a weird smell of burning/melted plastic in my bathroom after some looking about realised was the shower pull cord opened it to the the incoming live insulation completely melted an charred and the pull cord terminal melted shower was installed about 3/4 years ago but recent board...
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    8.5kw shower 6mm2 cable on 32amp mcb ????

    hi there after some advice re the above problem when just doing a simple like for like shower replacement, as it keeps cropping up. 8.5kw showers, 6mm2 cable protected via a 32amp MCB. now i would usally protect a 8.5kw shower with a 40a mcb on a 6mm cable (ref mthod c) . now i know a 8.5kw...
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    shower mcb question

    hi, just needed a bit of advice. ive bought a 10.5kw shower installed it with 10mm cable and a 45a pull cord. I cant seem to find a 45a legrand mcb anyway will it be okay to use a 50a legrand one? thanks paul
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    Moving CU all cable too short, acceptable method.

    Looked at a job today where the elderly occupants have the old rewirable fusebox tucked away high in a kitchen cupboard where neither of them can reach, or replace the fiddly fuse wire. They've asked me to price up replacing the CU with a split RCD unit but would also like it lowering so they...
  6. D

    Reference Method For Cables enclosed in plaster

    Can somebody advise what refence method is given to Cables In plaster ?
  7. S

    Installation Reference Method

    Hi What is the installation reference method for flat T&E cable, with capping and buried in plaster, am I correct in thinking it is method C as all the others in table F6 (page 150) in the OSG refer to insulation? Steve
  8. O

    your preferred method for external sockets

    guys whats your preference when fitting external accessories (sockets particularly)? do you straight rear entry with cable and cake in silicone to prevent ingress do you fit the masterseal cable entry grommet are you a conduit man right through wall and into box sure there is a couple others...
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  9. R

    Reference method

    Reference method for running an RFC through plastic trunking (B?) and does a grouping factor apply, i.e. is it one circuit or two cables?
  10. B

    Which Reference method

    Hi, designing my first small installation which i will be using for my first assessment with Elecsa/NECEIC etc ( any thoughts on which way to go appreciated). Installation is in an oak wooden framed and mostly glass conservatory with instruction of no visible wiring please! The obvious way...
  11. T

    tt best method cheapest method?

    i was just wondering where do people buy there s type td rcd's from? there seems alot of different prices on line from 30 pounds to 80 pounds. i have split load cu with two 63 amp 30ma rcd's on a tt installation, original rcd is 80amp 30ma so trips out when a fault. could i use 80 amp stype...
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    New Consumer Unit - Generic Schedule of Test Results - Reference Method

    Just trying to get something straight in my mind. I've been looking at the Electrical Safety Council's Guidance 6 for changing a consumer unit in a domestic premises. They say that if the customer does not wish for a full EICR then the pre-work survey required before the CU change should...
  13. calpol91

    Providing a risk assesment and method statement for a customer?!

    Hi guys. I've been trying to organise abit of pat testing with a customer, and he's asked if I can show him a risk assessment, method statement, and my public liability certs... Now the final one is easy, but the first two? He already asked to see my electrical certs (which you don't need for...
  14. P

    method for measuring the voltage drop

    hi, if we need to measure the voltage drop from a main cu to a sub cu in a outbuilding, what method can be used to verify the voltage drop
  15. H

    303 exam rectification method on IR

    i done my 303 practical, and ive got 1 fault im not to sure the rectification method i got was correct i found out that the immersion heater was dropping the ir between l-e to around 0.10 ohm remove fronts on immersion switch and the fused switch, visually check to see if there any loose...
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    Reference method

    Could somebody point me to the page that refers to the 100's club. Cheers
  17. L

    Propose a Method of Contraction

    Hello, I am a new member here, so sorry if I did something wrong. I have a circuit: The phone jack is connected to a microphone to detect the sound in an engineering workshop, when the level of noise is high current from the microphone pass through the diode to charge the capacitor C1, some of...
  18. D

    Reference method

    What reference method would you guys put for standard house wiring (T&E through loft/underfloor/chased in walls behind capping)
  19. jengo22

    Method Statements

    Hi all looking for method statements is there any good website you would recommend or any I could use. Trying to get all my paper work in order. Many Thanks
  20. F

    Lumen Method help!

    Hi guys currently doing a hnc and I am stuck on a question regarding the lumen method of lighting design. Ill post the question underneath- A workshop is 40mx50m to be illuminated with 1000w high pressure mercury vapour lumnaires providing an illuminance at working level of 283 lux. The lamps...

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